Demand for cheap labour and goods keeps nearly 30 million people in slavery, and every country is involved, a leading expert says. Setting a global minimum wage and adopting a victim-centred approach would help beat the human traffickers
By Astrid Zweynert | Tue, 3 Dec 2013

"When we argued I felt cornered, like I was about to lose everything." Many of the men who commit violence against their women say they feel cornered, frustrated and they feel the need to shut the woman up
By Maria Caspani | Mon, 2 Dec 2013

"Violence is never excusable, for any reason. All of us, men included, have the means to stop ourselves before the situation reaches breaking point and something ugly happens," says Alberto, a 35-year-old who used to abuse his partner
By Maria Caspani | Mon, 2 Dec 2013